Ivie Okujaye

Ivie Okujaye
Born	16 May 1987 (age 28)[1] Benin City
Occupation	Actress, Singer, Producer, Scriptwriter
Years active	2010–present

Ivie Okujaye (born 16 May 1987) is a Nigerian actress, producer, scriptwriter, dancer, singer^[2][3] and activist. In 2009 she participated and won the Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) reality TV show. She is sometimes called little Genevieve because she resembles actress Genevieve Nnaji.^[4] She was awarded Best Young Actor at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards.^[5][6]

Personal life

She was born in Benin City to a Delta State father and an Edo State mother. She is the last of 5 children. She has often stated that her parents wanted her to study medicine due to the presence of several medical practitioners in her family. She spent the first 10 years of her life in Benin before settling in Abuja. She had her primary education at Our Ladies of Apostle Private School. She attended Queen's College, Lagos before studying Economics at University of Abuja.^[7][8][9]

Career

She has been performing on stage years before her Nollywood debut. According to her, featuring in the Amstel Malta Box Office launched her career and paved the way for her first feature Alero Symphony.^[10][11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
TBA	7 Inch Curve
2014	Make a Move	Osas
2014	Dowry		with OC Ukeje
2014	The Black Silhouette		in post production
2013	The Volunteers
2013	How She left my Brother		a 7-episode Sitcom
2013	Kamara's Tree	Vero Kamara
2011	Alero's Symphony

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2010	Best of Nollywood Awards	Most Promising Talent		Nominated
2012	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Young Actor	Alero's Symphony	Won
2013	Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Trailblazer Award		Won
2014	Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best Actress in a Drama	The Volunteers	Nominated
	The Future Awards	Prize in Entertainment[12]		Pending

References

1. "Celebrity Birthday: Ivie Okujaye". pulse.ng. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
2. "Ivie Okujaye releases single". modernghana.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
3. "Nollywood Actress turns Singer". newsng.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
4. "Nollywood Damsels for 2014". dailyindependentnig.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
5. "Ivie Okujaye". allafrica.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
6. "We'll make 30 million at the Box Office". punchng.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
7. "Ivie Okujaye Releases AMBO 5 movie". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
8. "My Romance with Obafemi Martins and More- Ivie Okujaye". Entertainment Express Nigeria. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
9. "AMBO star veers into music". peoplesdailyng.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
10. -%E2%80%9Calero%E2%80%99s-symphony%E2%80%9D/ "AMBO 5 Winner makes Screen debut with Faze" Check |url= value (help). bellanaija.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
11. "A Fresh Face and Talent in Nollywood". leadership.ng. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
12. Ezeamalu, Ben (25 July 2014). "Yaya Toure, Ice Prince, Davido Shortlisted For 2014 Future Africa Awards". Premium Times. Retrieved 5 August 2014.